Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Administrator's Guide


Starting and Stopping the Tivoli Storage Manager Device Driver (ADSMSCSI)

The TSM device driver (ADSMSCSI) is installed when you install the TSM server. When the ADSMSCSI driver starts, by default the driver claims all devices it can support.

Starting the Tivoli Storage Manager Device Driver

To start the ADSMSCSI driver, do the following:

  1. From the TSM program folder, click on TSM Server Utilities
  2. Click on Services
  3. Click on TSM Device Driver
  4. Click on Start
    1. To refresh the list of devices, select the Diagnostics icon, click on Device Detector, and click on the Refresh push button.

    Note:The default startup type is Manual.

    At this time you can specify that the TSM Device Driver start automatically at system boot time. Before you change the startup type to Automatic, ensure that you have tested the device driver and it is working properly. You can also exclude devices from ADSMSCSI control at startup. Perform the following steps from within the TSM Device Driver window:

  5. Click on Options
  6. Click on the Automatic radio button for startup type
  7. Check the Exclude the following devices at startup check box

    Enter the devices to exclude in the Device Exclude List field. To verify the device names, you can click on Diagnostics, and click on Device Detector. For more information, see the online help in the TSM Server Utilities.

Stopping the Tivoli Storage Manager Device Driver

To stop the ADSMSCSI driver, do the following:

  1. From the TSM program folder, click on TSM Server Utilities
  2. Select ADSMSCSI and right click
  3. Click on Stop
Note:The System Event Viewer logs events created by the ADSMSCSI driver. For more information, see Monitoring Errors and Diagnosing Problems.


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